• Ioan Gruffudd …. Reed Richards
• Jessica Alba …. Sue Storm
• Chris Evans …. Johnny Storm
• Michael Chiklis …. Ben Grimm
• Julian McMahon …. Victor Von Doom

Dir: Tim Story

If you go to this film expecting anything but a light entertainment film you will be disappointed. Luckily enough, I wasn’t really hoping for anything much. I don’t know much about the Fantastic Four, apart from seeing one or two of the cartoon episodes, and knowing that The Incredibles kinda stole their thunder a little.

In a way, it is a strange super-hero film. There are no secret identities here. Although the four do aquire nicknames, everyone knows who they really are, and where their super-powers come from. But it is more than that. In way the film felt like the introduction to the story rather than a story in its own right. Not that it is slow or anything, just that we didn’t have the usual “world-in-peril” situtation.

All in all it was an entertaining film, but I wouldn’t watch it again. I thought all the actors did a good job, but I never really engaged with any of the characters. Also I think that the story of The Thing was slightly mishandled. Yes he looked great, and some of his scenes were great. You really got a feel for the impact the change had on Ben Grimm. Despite that, they lightened the mood so much that the loss of the “love of his life” didn’t really seem to matter all that much.

Also, Chris Evans as a sex symbol? Not after playing that role. Come on, who else didn’t find him intensly annoying?

IMDb site | Official site (too much flash, I left) | SciFiChick’s review | FF Plaza

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Ep. # 11

You know Lost is starting to bug me. The storylines are interesting and the mysterious island is a great device. Throwing all these people together, the never knowing quite what to expect. All interesting and promising much.

But despite this I often just don’t care what happens. Maybe it is down to Jack. I’ve said all along I don’t like him, and I haven’t changed my mind yet. But there is also the fact that he is a total fool, and I don’t really know why the others think he is such a great leader. I’m willing to accept that he is a great doc., but his mad running around in the jungle in this episode. What was that all about?

Maybe I’m being too harsh?

Also, most of this episode seemed to provide an opportunity for more Jack flashbacks. Bored Now!
Still, there were some interesting developments. First off, that Ethan was pretty dangerous don’t you think? And Sayid and Sawyer seemed to have resolved at least some of their differences. Although I never bought Sawyer as the “bad guy”, he was too OTT at the start. Sayid’s character I do like, and i think his past is kinda interesting.

Of course the big development this week was what happened to Charlie and Claire. Claire is still missing, why do the mysterious jungle-people want her? As for Charlie, Show Spoilers ▼

And then there is that little kid. He seems very lucky, don’t you think?

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